ARTICLE - 30 FASTEST GROWING JOBS

30 Fastest-Growing Jobs

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If you're in school or in the service waiting for the abysmal job market to rebound, there's good news on the employment front. A burgeoning job market awaits you when you're ready to enter the workforce. The Bureau of Labor Statistics released their employment projections for the next 10 years, and several of the occupations and industries expected to flourish are ideal for veterans and transitioning servicemembers.
A large majority of the job growth -- 96 percent, in fact -- will occur in service-producing industries: professional and business services, health care and social assistance, and state and local government, which will all add a total of more than 9 millions jobs. Additionally, the goods-producing sector will see a small boost in the construction industry, as this field is projected to add 1.3 million jobs.
 The bulk of the fastest growing jobs will be in the professional and related occupations, as well as service occupations, reports the BLS. Many of these positions, such as athletic trainers or physician's assistants, are a good for transitioning servicemembers or veterans who want to apply their military experience to a civilian job. Most of these vocations will require an associate or bachelor's degree.
Here are 30 of the fastest-growing jobs that you should keep your eye on in the next 10 years:

1. Bio-medical engineers -- bachelor's degree
2. Network Systems and data communications analysts -- bachelor's degree
3. Home health aides -- on-the-job training (OJT)
4. Personal and home care aides -- OJT
5. Financial examiners -- bachelor's
6. Medical scientists (except epidemiologists) -- doctoral degree
7. Physician Assistants -- master's degree
8. Skin Care Specialists -- postsecondary vocational award
9. Biochemists and biophysicists -- doctoral degree
10. Athletic Trainers -- bachelor's
11. Physical therapist aides -- OJT
12. Dental hygienists -- associate degree
13. Veterinary technologists and technicians -- associate degree
14. Dental assistants -- OJT
15. Computer software engineers, applications -- bachelor's
16. Medical Assistants -- OJT
17. Physical therapist assistants -- associate degree
18. Veterinarians -- first professional degree
19. Self-enrichment education teachers -- work experience in a related field
20. Compliance officers -- OJT
21. Occupational therapist aides -- OJT
22. Environmental engineers -- bachelor's
23. Pharmacy technicians -- OJT
24. Computer software engineers, systems software --bachelor's
25. Survey researchers -- bachelor's
26. Physical therapists -- master's
27. Personal Financial Advisors -- bachelor's
28. Environmental engineering technicians -- associate degree
29. Occupational therapist assistants -- associate degree
30. Fitness trainer and aerobics instructors -- post-secondary vocational award

NEWS - TODAYS *IT* JOBS: ACCOUNTING & IT

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Today's 'it' Jobs: Accounting and IT

By Ali Velshi, CNN chief business correspondentJanuary 6, 2011

(MONEY Magazine) -- Anxious parents of teenagers often ask me what the best course of study is for their kids. As a liberal arts graduate (religious studies, for the record), I may not be the best person to consult about which majors will pay off, but I do study job growth patterns. My answer: accounting.
Accounting jobs are expected to grow 22% between 2008 and 2018, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That's much higher than the average of all professional occupations (17%) and translates to almost 280,000 new jobs. 

Why? In an increasingly complex financial world, more people are needed to keep track of more money. And when money isn't where it's supposed to be, accountants are employed trying to find it or uncover who took it. Accountants, however, don't just keep the books; they also advise companies on the best ways to deploy their cash.
Accountants also play a big role in my favorite economic trend, globalization. A flatter, more financially intertwined world means greater demand for expertise in international trade and mergers-and-acquisitions rules. That's one reason the large public accounting firms are hiring, and expect to be for years to come. (See "Best Jobs in America" on cnnmoney.com.)

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But the beauty of accounting as a profession is its flexibility. Accountants can work for multinational corporations or small bookkeeping operations. About 8% are self-employed. Your child will have to study hard: Lucrative, globally attractive jobs such as public accounting require four-year degrees, then an advanced degree or CPA designation, which takes years.

When it's time to switch

While those demands are fine for twentysomethings, accounting isn't a field for mid- or late-career changers. You won't recoup your investment. A better bet for those in transition: information technology.
Growth prospects to 2018, at 30%, are even better than in accounting. And while IT encompasses highly trained network and systems engineers, you can enter the IT world through different doors -- from the help desk to project management and analyst jobs, all with real career tracks -- and with different types of education. 

Online training or a two-year course of college study is often sufficient to make a move, says Brad Karsh, president of JobBound Outplacement in Chicago.
Just as important, this is a field where the experienced worker has a leg up on a kid. "Companies value the 'application knowledge' you bring to the table," says Jack Cullen, president of Modis, a leading IT recruiter. "If you've worked in telecom and have experience with billing systems, companies value that when they staff a project that deals with billing."
And the fact that you've worked to gain a new competency tells an employer you're "easily adaptable to a new environment," Cullen adds. These days, that's the most important skill of all.